Pistol.



C. VANDERBILT, JII.

' PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.6.1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

KM /f/df Ano/Inns CCRNELUS VANBERBILT, JR., OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

rrsron Application led November 6, 1915.

To all /Lom t may concern:

Be l1r known that l, CORNELIUS VANDER- nrL'r, Jr., a citizen of the nited States, and

time, effective and reliable in Operation.

Another object .of my invention is to so arrange the hammer-actuating trigger that practically the entire pistol may he grasped in the palm of the hand when in use, thus minimizing the eiiect of the recoil upon the hand and upon the position of the pistol, and insuring greater accuracy of aim.

@ther objects and advantages or" my im! proved pistol will appear more fully from the specification and claims which follow.

in the dra ,f'iiig, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved pistol with the barrel in its operative position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my pistol with the side plates removed and the barrel in inoperative position; Fio. 8 is a side elevation ofthe pistol With the side plates removed, showing the position of the various parts when the trigger has been pulled for a considerable distance, and :|ust before the firing occurs; Flo".

el is a rear elevation of the barrel portion of the pistol; Fig'. 5 is a Sectional vieu thereof,`

taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. e; Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View, taken on the line 6-6 or' Fig. 2; Figs. 7 and S are .side and end views, respectively, of the tiring pin of the pistol; and Figs. 9 and l0 are top and side views, respectively, of a shell extractor, which may be used conveniently with 'my pistol. Referring to the drawing, 11y designates the stoclr or my pistol, and l2 designates the barrel portion thereof, the barrel portion being pivotally connected to the stock, as shown at 13, and normally held in operative position with respect tothe stock by a latch, such, for instance, as is illustrated at lll. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the barrel portion comprises a pluralit of barrels il', numloer here being-shown as four. t is to ce Specification of Letters Patent.y

Serial No. 59,964.

understood, however, that this number may be varied ithout departing from rnv inf vent-ion. Each ot these barrels is adapted to receive a cartridge in-its rear end, as sho-Wn at 16 in Fig. 5. f

rllhe means for exploding the cartridges comprises the pin l?. This pin is provided with an eccentric projection l-.Sat the forward. end, and with ratchet teeth 19 at the rear end. Each time the trigger is pulled the firing pin is rotated so that the projection 1S registers with different cartridge, and the several cartridges are, there- Jfore, exploded successively, through the operation of the trigger 20 andthe hammerl, as will he more fully hereinafter describedA The trigger 20 is sldably mounted within. guides 22 of the pistol stoclr rund is adaptedtov move in a rectilinear direction, suhstantially perpendicular to the barrels When in operative position. Because of this construction, it is seen that practically the ei-- tire pistol may he grasped in the palm of the hand the trigger pulled hy a slight movement of the second linger. ris result, the pistol is almost entirely concealed when in use, and also, because of the firm central grasp upon the pistol, the effect or" the recoil' 1s greatly diminished andthe accuracy of the ann is correspondingly improved. i spring 23 is provided for normally retainl ing the trigger in its loiverinost position.

The hammer 21 above referred to is civ- .L .11-, t* s N91, ogw eta y moan eu upon tue i emmer pin n and is normally pressed toward the tiring pin by the main spring ln order to hre the pistol then, it is merely necessary to move the hammer 2l away from the nring pin i7,

to tensionthe spring 25, and then to free `the hammer 2l to the action ci' the spring. As a result, the hammer illes against the iiring pin 17 with suthcient liorce to cause th4 firing pin to explode the cartridge. This operation of the hammer is eiiected from the trigger oy means or' the spring pressed paivl Qo, pivotally mounted upon the pin 27 of the trigger. The end of this iliawl cooperates With the notch 2S of the hammer, and, during the greater part of the upward move-` ment of the trigger, swings the hanirner away from the firing pin, into the position shown in Fig. 3. Further movement of the trigger, however, causes the paivl to release the hammer, with the result above described.

The means for rotating the firing pin comprises the spring pressed pavvl 29, "which this paw] cooperates with one is -also mounted upon During the initialupward movement of the trigger, of ie ratchet teeth 19 of the iring pin and rotates the ring pin one step before the hammer 2 is released by the pavrl 26.

Any suitable means may be employed for extracting 'the shells from the barrels after they have heen. discharged. "l have found it convenient-t ineke use oiaii extractor such as is shown at 3() in Figs. 9 and l0, which extractor ina-y conveniently loe retained hetv'veen the' stock freine and plates 3l iv'hen not in `ose. For this purpose one side' of the stock frame is preferably re cess-cd, as shown at 32 iii Fi 5, vfor the reception of the extractor. The position o the extractor when iiot in use is best shown. in Fig.

The operation of my improved pistolsliould be apparent 'from the foregoing description. Nhen it is desired to load the pistol, the latch if; released by 'pressure of the thumb, whereupon the barrel portion iay ce moved inte' the position shovvoin Fig. 2. .A cartridge is then inserted in the end of each barrel, and the barrel portion is again swung into its yoperati position, Where it is held by the latch 14C. The pistol is noiv ready for use. After al. of the cartridges have been discharged hy successive operations of the trigger, the barrel portion is again moved into its inoperative position so that the shells may e extracted 'oy moans of the etract'or 30; and replaced 'wi n. loaded cartridges, if desired.

vWhile l have shown and described out c. single form of my invention, it is to be understood that l do not wish to limit myself to this. precise form. since obviously many changes may be roede therein Without departing from the spirit of iiiy invention.

1. A pistol comprising a stock and :i ocrrel portion, said barrel portion being provided with a plurality of hbarrels, each adapted to receive a cartridge, a rotary liring pin mounted in the stock adjacent the barrels and adapted to strike the cciwridges successively, a hammer independent of the i'iriiig pin but adapted to strike it to eli'ect the actuation thereof, and trigger controlled. means 'or rotatiner lthe firing pin and acte ating the hammer.

'2. A. pistol comprising ,i stock and a hari'el portion, .said barrel portion. being pro- Gope's' o-f this patent `may ce obtained for five cents one of the side,v

' and. at the other end vided with a plurality ci parallel barrels each adapted to receive a cartridge, a' rotary iringpin mounted in the-stock ad}aceiit the barrels and provided with an eccentric projection adapted to strike the cartridges suceccentric projection adapted to strike 'the cartridges successively as the pin is rotated, and the other end a plurality of ratchet teeth, a hammer independent of the firing pin. but adapted to strike it to eect, the actuation thereof, a trigger, means controlled thereby for actuating the hammer, and `e pavvl movable with the trigger and adapted to cooperate with the ratchctteeth on said ring to rotate said pin. V

e. A pistol comprising a stock and a barrel portion, barrel portion being prosaid vided with a plurality of parallel barrels,

` each adapted to receive a cartridge, e rotary .iiiing pio mounted in the 'stock adgecent to the borrels and provided at one end with an eccentric projection adapted to strike the cartridges successively as the'pin is rotated, with a plurality of ratchet teeth; a hammer adapted to actuete the iiring pin andprovided With a notch; a

and a bar- A the stock adjacent to the barrels and provided at one eiid 'with an' trigger adapted for movement in a recti- I linear direction, substantially perpendicular to the barrel; o. pawl connectedto the trigger and adapted to cooperate with the ratchet teeth on the firing pin; and a second paivl connected to the trigger and adapted to cooperate with the notch in the hammer, whereby the movement of the trigf,V ger eiects the rotation or" the riii'g pin andV the actuation of the hammer.

In.' testimony whereof have signed this Y specification in. the presence of two siibscribing Witnesses.

.CRNELUS li/"itnesses C. DoooLAss Trinca, EnwiN C. FARLOW.

viiiinceeiiir, JB.

each, cy accressiig the commissioner of atents,

Washington, G. 

